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The island of Cozumel off the eastern coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula welcomes its many visitors with a wide choice of hotels and resorts. The most luxurious of the island’s resorts occupy coveted beachfront spots, allowing guests to walk just steps from their room into the Caribbean Sea. Many Cozumel resorts offer all-inclusive packages.

Presidente InterContinental Cozumel Resort &amp; Spa

The Presidente InterContinental Cozumel Resort is a member of the elite “Leading Hotels of the World” group. It sits on a half-mile-long white sand beach about 20 minutes from Cozumel International Airport. The 220 guest rooms at the resort, including 37 one- and two-bedroom sea-view suites, all have private balconies or terraces, bathrobes, wireless Internet access and complimentary bottled water. Eight categories of rooms are available. Guests who stay in a deluxe reef room, reef suite or presidential suite are provided personal butler service.

Resort guests enjoy preferential rates at the nearby Cozumel Country Club’s Jack Nicklaus-designed 18-hole golf course, and can warm up before a round at the on-site putting green. Other facilities on-site include a PADI Gold Palm 5 Star Dive Center, the 6,500-square-foot Mandara Spa, a 24-hour fitness center and two tennis courts.

Presidente InterContinental Cozumel Resort & Spa

Carretera a Chankanaab km 6.5

Cozumel, Q. Roo, 77600 México

011-52-987-8729500

intercontinentalcozumel.com

Occidental Grand Cozumel

Occidental Grand Cozumel is on the southern side of the island within a secluded nature preserve. Its property includes a private portion of the Playa San Francisco, a white sand beach. The resort offers 251 rooms which are available as part of an all-inclusive package. The package covers unlimited meals, snacks and beverages in your choice of six on-site restaurants; activities including scuba diving clinics, kayaking, snorkeling, sailing and windsurfing; and access to three swimming pools, a jacuzzi and a fitness room.

Choose from three room categories: deluxe guest rooms with one king or two double beds; grand concierge deluxe rooms, which include a welcome fruit basket and bottle of wine, along with upgraded amenities; and royal club luxury rooms with hydro-massage bathtubs and private balconies. Two types of suite are available: royal club junior suites, which have a spacious living room and separate bedroom; and two-bedroom royal club presidential suites with two double beds and one king. Guests in any of the club level rooms and suites enjoy access to The Royal Club’s private pool, reception and restaurants, and an in-room mini-fridge replenished daily with beer, water and soft drinks.

Occidental Grand Cozumel

Kilómetro 17.5, Carretera Sur, El Cedral,

San Francisco, Palancar

77600 – Cozumel

Quintana Roo, Mexico

800-858-2258

occidentalhotels.com

El Cid La Ceiba Beach

El Cid La Cieba Beach resort is located on Cozumel's southern shore, about three miles from the downtown area. In addition to luxurious accommodations, the resort features an eco-park with zip-line rides through the jungle; the El Cocay Massage and Temezcal Center, which offers beauty and wellness treatments inspired by ancient Mayan healing practices; and the Babieca Dive Center with PADI-trained dive masters. Dive vacation packages are available seasonally, and may include lodging, meals, boat diving and unlimited shore diving. All-inclusive packages are also available.

All 60 of the resort's studio rooms and one-bedroom suites are situated along the shore and feature private balconies or patios for taking in expansive views of the Caribbean Sea. The studio rooms have a kitchenette and either one double and one queen bed, or one king bed and one sofabed; the one-bedroom suites feature a king bed and queen bed, plus a fully-equipped kitchen area. Amenities at El Cid La Ceiba Beach include two swimming pools, two restaurants, a sauna, tennis court and exercise room.

El Cid La Ceiba Beach

Carr. a Chankanaab Km 4.5

Cozumel, Quintana Roo 77600

Mexico

866-796-5571

elcid.com

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